COUNTERMARK


Meaning of COUNTERMARK in English

n. /kown"teuhr mahrk'/ ; v. /kown'teuhr mahrk"/ , Numis.

n.

1. Also called counterstamp . a sign or device stamped on a coin after its minting.

v.t.

2. to stamp (a coin) with a countermark; counterstamp.

[ 1495-1505; (n.) contremarque, equiv. to contre COUNTER- + marque MARK 1 ; (v.) contremarquer, deriv. of contremarque ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .